Tag: books
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Green Lantern: Earth One by Hardman and Bechko – A Book Review
It made my day when I won this graphic novel by Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Bechko through Goodreads. I’d been hearing good things about it, and even though I’m not a huge Green Lantern fan, I thought the idea of reworking him within the Earth One concept could be a wonderfully entertaining experience. Even though…
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Pops by Michael Chabon – A Book Review
If you visit this site regularly, you probably know I’m a bit of a Michael Chabon fan. (I met him once, you know.) His latest book recently released, and I could not wait to read it. Pops is a very slim collection of nonfiction essays. I particularly enjoy Chabon’s nonfiction because he is unafraid. He…
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The Wild Storm: Volume I by Warren Ellis and Jon Davis-Hunt – A Book Review
The Wild Storm is a title that appears to be taking classic WildStorm characters, especially those from WildC.A.Ts, and rebooting them in a modern day, sophisticated world. WildStorm was under the umbrella of Image Comics back in the 1990s when Jim Lee and other industry luminaries decided to start their own publishing house. Jim Lee’s…
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Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire – A Book Review
A friend on GoodReads recommended this book to me, so I thought I’d give it a shot. Honestly, I told him I wanted something really short that I could read quickly. In that regard, Every Heart a Doorway is a raging success. The concept of the book is fascinating. We’ve all heard of those kids…
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Batman: The War Of Jokes and Riddles by Tom King and Mikel Janin – A Book Review
I’m not totally on board with Tom King’s Batman. Tom King is a good writer, don’t misunderstand, but his take on Batman just isn’t really doing much for me. In this volume, Bruce Wayne is in bed with Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman. He is baring his soul regarding a horrific moment during his first year…
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Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer – A Book Review
Like you, I thought the movie trailer for Annihilation looked very cool, so I thought I’d check out the source material. When the novel of the same name arrived at my local library, the volume’s slimness surprised me. At only 195 pages, I knew it would prove a quick read. Of course, it may be…
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Strange Weather by Joe Hill – A Book Review
Joe Hill first won me over with his graphic novel series entitled Locke & Key. Since then, I’ve particularly enjoyed his books Horns and Heart-Shaped Box. Without a doubt, though, the short story collection called 20th Century Ghosts is my absolute favorite work by the author. Because he does shorts so well, I knew I…
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The Sorcerer’s House by Gene Wolfe – A Book Review
This particular book has been on my “to read” list for quite a while after I saw that Neil Gaiman recommended it. The plot revolves around a man named Bax — a scholar many times over, a cheat, a sometimes fraud, and a recently released convict. He has no money and so, after drifting a…
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Locke & Key: Heaven and Earth by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez – A Book Review
You may remember that I did not care for the price of Locke & Key: Small World in relation to the amount of pages. (Click HERE if you’d like to revisit my angst.) Heaven and Earth, like Small World, is a collection of three very short stories involving the Locke & Key mythology. Short stories…
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